Those of you who know me from my posts know that I've been an active investor for 30 years, and that I've seen some big market swings. I lived in Houston in the "boom and bust" late '70s and '80s (when the average hou...

Hello BP family!  I am looking to start owning single family rental properties. I am 34, active duty military with a big family. The plan is to buy our next house outright and rent it out when we move. After a few yea...

Hi! We live in Hawaii.. We're new to investing and just trying to get started. With the market being the way it is, we are looking to invest outside of Hawaii and hopefully once we get enough capital purchase somethin...

Hello BP,I would like to touch on a subject which I have never come across in any of the books I've read nor often discussed in the BP forums; yet I believe its is a very real thing from my understanding and appears t...

I bought my first investment property last Dec. My goal was to have the rehab done by May at the latest. Due to the financials I wasn't able to get it on the market until late July. It has been under contract three ti...

I'm currently looking for my first home in the Tampa area. Based upon my limited knowledge of Tampa's market its tough to say which is the better option, single family house hacking or multi family and renting the oth...

A hidden gem, or an entire red flag?High Point NC, is a rather small municipality despite being the 9th largest in NC, currently supporting a population of around 114k people. High Point is kind of one of those low ke...

Actively looking for my first 2-unit househacking multifamily. I have gotten conflicting feedback from both lenders and realtor regarding FHA loans vs. low-down Conventional. I've been told that FHA makes your offer w...

"If you want to fast, go alone.  If you want to far, go with others". - African ProverbIt would be extremely helpful to organize a single thread with anyone who has completed at least one multi family syndication and ...

I'm interested to know how old you were when you bought your first investment property? How did you obtain the financing and credit needed to buy a property, especially if you bought a property when you were really yo...